Psychoeducational interventions for family members of people with schizophrenia: A mixed-method systematic review

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Sin, Jacqueline ^a   Norman, Ian ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMBASE; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; KNOWLEDGE; MEDLINE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCINFO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SKILL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; EXPRESSED EMOTION; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 84891388437     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.12r08308     Document Type: Review

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